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Okaloosa County isn’t taking oil spill orders any more

Evointrinsic

Evointrinsic

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Found this interesting article on another site.

Source: http://www.thedestinlog.com/articles/pa ... plans.html
Okaloosa County isn’t taking oil spill orders any more.

County commissioners voted unanimously to give their emergency management team
the power to take whatever action it deems necessary to prevent oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill from entering Choctawhatchee Bay through the East Pass.

That means the team, led by Public Safety Director Dino Villani, can take whatever action it sees fit to protect the pass without having its plans approved by state or federal authorities.
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Commission chairman Wayne Harris said he and his fellow commissioners made their unanimous decision knowing full well they could be prosecuted for it. “We made the decision legislatively to break the laws if necessary. We will do whatever it takes to protect our county’s waterways and we’re prepared to go to jail to do it,†he said.
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Commissioners gave him the go-ahead to spend $200,000 to pay for an underwater “air curtain†designed to push oil up where it can be collected and $16,500 a day to operate and maintain it.

He has authority to, without a nod from the U.S. Coast Guard, deploy barges, weighted so that they’ll sit low in the water across the entrance to the pass.

He is also authorized to look into a slip curtain, another underwater oil-catching device.
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"These people are taking matters into their own hands, knowing full well the consequences of their actions, because it is the right thing to do for their community. More should take this lead.

This is what it means to be LEADERS. "

original topic is here: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread583897/pg1
 
"These people are taking matters into their own hands, knowing full well the consequences of their actions, because it is the right thing to do for their community. More should take this lead.

This is what it means to be LEADERS. "
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Sometimes taking matters into ones own hands is the best option.
 
I think this may be the only good news I've seen when related to this oil spill. Hopefully it churns some sort of chain reaction with other people and groups within the spills area. Too little is being done and unfortunately we may know why.
 
Evointrinsic said:
I think this may be the only good news I've seen when related to this oil spill. Hopefully it churns some sort of chain reaction with other people and groups within the spills area. Too little is being done and unfortunately we may know why.
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odd that none of that is in the paper today, i live in FLORIDA, and while that county is an half day drive away i would like to know via the local paper first.
 
Evointrinsic said:
This article was published at 4:40pm today, look for it tomorrow ;) tell us if you see anything.
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that is early enough to be in the local paper. the deadline is 11pm est.
 
Evointrinsic said:
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jun/10/gooey-oil-blobs-invade-florida-panhandle/ This article shows Dino Villani's thoughts on the actions being taken (at the very bottom) I would assume some more information on him and his actions will make an appearance soon.
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which paper was that one in first, as i wonder if the old paper readers will get that in all the versions. they most likely will. i will see it in the press journal.
 
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